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29: 245:, a convenience store, several estate agents, a golf course, a hairdresser, as well as a community facility (The Westbank) which incorporates a gym, an IT suite with web access, and daytime family and toddlers' groups. Exminster also has a primary school; several parks for children including a skate park; and three pubs – The Stowey Arms, The Royal Oak and The Swan's Nest. The Topsham and Exminster Brewery, which produces Ferryman Ale, is located at a former 207: 183: 202:
and opened in July 1845. It featured a central administration block with six radiating arms and had a capacity of around 800 beds. The hospital closed in the mid-1980s when it was known as Exminster Hospital. After years of neglect, the surrounding land was built upon for housing and the grade II
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in 1852. It closed to passenger traffic on 30 March 1964 and to goods traffic on 4 December 1967, but its distinctive building still stands next to the railway line. The
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in 1841 and again in 1852. It has a large three-storied tower with a polygonal stair turret. Inside, the Peamore chapel has a plaster ceiling dated 1633, depicting the
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of Kenn Valley. Exminster Marshes, to the east of the village, are a major site for birds, especially migratory ones, including the rare
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leads from Exminster into the centre of Exeter, giving commuters in the village a traffic-free route into the city.
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remained standing on the site until September 2006, was subsequently removed for preservation to
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listed hospital was converted to apartments and town houses; it is now known as Devington Park.
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On a hill overlooking the Exe estuary at the north-west side of the village is the former
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GCI (Ground Controlled Interception) radar station in the midst of the Exminster Marshes
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and runs parallel to Days-Pottles Lane, before passing through Exminster and joining the
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in his will of 889. In the 14th century, it was the seat of the Courtenay family, the
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or religious community, founded here in the 8th century. and left by King
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Exminster railway station, now a reclamation yard open to the public.
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and was built in the late 14th and 15th centuries in the
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Exminster's amenities include a surgery, pharmacy, a
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Axminster

Exeter ship canal
River Exe
Devon
Exeter
2021 census
Saxon
minster
Alfred the Great
Aethelweard
Earls of Devon
William Courtenay
Archbishop of Canterbury
electoral ward
cirl bunting
Saint Martin of Tours
listed building
Perpendicular style
heavily restored
Twelve Apostles
Four Evangelists
Nativity
Christ carrying the cross
Resurrection
war graves
World War I
Robert Kekewich
World War II
Exminster St Martins AFC

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